What I Watch on TV: The Broadcast Networks, UPDATE

I mentioned in my blog entry a few days ago that NBC had cancelled Timeless. I am very pleased to have discovered that the powers that be at that network have changed their minds and UN-cancelled it! Timeless has been picked up for a 10-episode second season, scheduled to air in the summer, or perhaps the spring, of 2018. Personally, I would like to see a full 20+ episode second season, but 10 is certainly better than 0!

The first season of Timeless follows the adventures of history professor Lucy Preston, scientist Rufus Carlin, and soldier Wyatt Logan as they attempt to stop Garcia Flynn, who has stolen a secret time machine, which he plans to use to travel back in time and change past events to affect an organization known as Rittenhouse. Our three heroes use the stolen machine's prototype to follow Flynn back to several important historical events in their attempts to stop him, but must be careful not to change history themselves.

During their adventures, our heroes became involved in the destruction of the Hindenburg, the assassination of President Lincoln, the Alamo, Watergate, the Apollo 11 mission, and met U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves, who is widely believed to be the "real" Lone Ranger and the inspiration for the fictional character of the same name..just to name a few! They also learn that changing events of the past can have serious repercussions on the present.

I thoroughly enjoyed this fun, family-friendly, adventure series and am very pleased that NBC has had a change of heart. I hope that after the second season begins to air, its ratings will warrant an order of enough additional episodes to make the second season a full one.